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spoils system

practice where a newly elected political party gives civil service jobs to supporters and cronies
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spoils system

Summary

spoils system ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,436 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spoils system is a type of political activity[2].
  • spoils system is a type of political system[3].
  • spoils system is a type of cronyism[4].
  • spoils system is the opposite of merit system[5].
  • spoils system's facet of is recorded as civil service[6].
  • spoils system's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[7].
  • spoils system's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[8].
  • spoils system's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include political activity[2], political system[3], and cronyism[4]. spoils system is the opposite of merit system[5].

Why It Matters

spoils system ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,436 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3lB4Sq
    Described by source → The Encyclopedia Americana, New International Encyclopedia, Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band
    Aliases → —
    Facet of → civil service
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